The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-12
ON A RECENT SWELL YACHT
EXCURSION.
4 Season of Zig Sashes That Sweep
the Floors rs Trains
Used TO Do.
THE CHORUS GIRLS AT THE UN.
YELLING OF
The Actors Fund Monument-How a
Spirited Woman Saved
herseIf.
lcoRassPoxDEScE OF TIE AppsIL.l

WIN, Gnu ihuuoIiiOuSly, JOO, nave
been studying the public manners Of
girls. 1t was not ON a cheap, pro-
miscuous excursion, but on a private
yacht, which conveyed party OF
selected swells to regatta, that |
had one opportunity to study an
enamored pair. If their names were
here written down, that of the fell
low would be recoe nized from his
fathers wealthy prominence. and the
malden's would be synonymous with
social altitude. They calmly sat for
hours in blissful Inconsistencies of
the fact that the cabin full of pas
sengers were laughing at them. She
lay back in sofa chair in languor-
Gus attitude, with her head pillowed
on some shawls, while he leaned
worshipfully over from another
chair, and made pretense of snap
ping at her chin. She caught his
ear at one of these dives toward her,
and then he had to hold his head
down close enough so that she could
whisper in it without lifting her
head. Then she curled his nous
tache, strOked his chin, patted his
check, tapped his teeth and poked
her finger into his mouth. This last
performance gave them another idea,
and she would see how far into his
mouth she could poke her finger and
then draw it out again before he
could bite it. This amused them for
long time. But the ear business
8em to strike them as the most en-
Nyable way of passing the time, and
Firing the journey up and back each
one OF those ears was murmured into
many times. The dust that gathered
In them seemed to have much more
attraction for her eyes than the land
scapes, and as for him, why, he would
have let her pull out a tooth, and sat
through it all with the same ecstatic
expression that rested on his counte
nance all that day. Nothing inter.
rupted their attention from each
other. If the steamer had exploded,
am sure they would have been seen
flying through the air on the smoke
stack usdisturbed.
Miss Rose Ktzabeth Cleveland is
really to become a teacher in enc of
the fashionable schools for girls, and
it will become her duty to take her
turn with the rest of the faculty in
lecturing on politeness for bellies. |
don't know but she will say some
things about mems behavior, too,
Judging by what she said to an ac-
auaintance of mine while here.
The most unpleasant feature of
the elevated railroad" she said, af-
ter ride on it, lis the proneness to
expectorate that overtakes the male
passengers on the stairways. A
Journey ~ or down the covered pass
ages leading to the streets from the
stations is traught with as much dan
ger as going around the Horn. The
companies should put monitor on
the landings to muzzle the men who
so outrage decency."
This is the season of big sashes.
Half the ladies gowns have long ends |
of broad ribbon depending from their
rears. 10 climbing stairs, a woman
catches up her skirt behind, but
nine times out of ten the sash es-
capes and goes sweeping the steps |
behind her. This is an accident to |
shudder at. It's an indicate sub !
ject to write about, but we are forced |
to consider it every time we take or |
leave a train. Miss Cleveland was |
asked, in a joculsr way, how she
would cure the men of this bad |
habit. III think women could dis
gust men with the practice Of eternal
expectoratiou, if they all went in for
it themselves" she replied, halt Sc
riously. Let women nerve them
selves and band together for one
week Of this business. Chew some
saliva producing substance, and go
abroad to spit upon the streets and
public places. By Saturday night
the papers would be full of anatbe- !
mas, aud the offeuse of the women
would be the one subject OF CONVEX
sation. Possibly reform by force
Of example would eusue"
Women do keep a much higher
average oPseemliUess in public places
than men. Look down the aisle of a
theater and see the old boots aud
wrinkled socks waving in the air.
They are all masculine. There the
men sit dangling leg as if it were a
baby with the stomachache. l saw
a man the other night with foot
(Dade on the new principle of TWEEN
tyrone inches make FOOT and cane
as big as his leg. The foot was beat
ing the air like the dasher of churn
and the cane was striking the boot at |
every revolution, that is every time
the old foot came round. A prima
donna was singing, and this lovely |
rythmnic beat annoyed everyone in
his neighborhood.
sat next to man who had the
Jumps that same night. He would |
convulse himself and give a snort,
dig his knees into the back OF the |
seat in front of him, trot his legs,
stretch them out TIL the hats of his
neighbors we're kicked into the or
chestra, and then start into the back
of that seat in front again. The oc-
cupaRt looked dsggers, and every
time | heard the seat crack | got
nervous myself. Between acts he
went out, and while he was gone I
fixed things for him. Every availa-
BILE pin that put me together | took
out and darned into the back of that
seat, points up, and an inch of the
point bent over. ST.. rVitus came
back and began the programme. He
danced his leg in the aisle, then
slouched in his seat so that he knees
stuck up nearly as high as the back
Of the heavily protected seat. He
dag them 10 for a minute. When
they began slipping down he struck
hat pin Before he could pull up he
was impsled on hug safety pin.
That was reinforced by several sim
pie, common, everyday pins, all
pointed, however. We had no more
climbing, aud | bet he said his pray
ers every way but on his knees that
night
Chorus girls and actresses who
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